A Quilting Chick: September 2017

September 18, 2017

Modern X's and O's - Tutorial

Good morning! Have you missed me? This year has been extremely difficult, and I'll share about it a bit over the next few weeks, but life is getting back to normal and I thought we'd celebrate that with a fun new tutorial!!! I shared this on Saturday on Instagram in celebration of Sew with a Jelly Roll Day. :)

Today, I'm sharing my Modern X's and O's pattern. It's really very easy and doesn't look like your typical jelly roll pattern (I think). I hope you enjoy. Let's get started!

First, you need to matching jelly rolls. Sort your jelly rolls by color. I used Sweet Baby Jane by Me and My Sisters. They are older jelly rolls I've had on a shelf for a long time but they are perfect for this one. In my case, most of my strips are pink and purple. The yellow and green were pretty evenly matched in a smaller quantity and I had enough white strips, with different color prints, to make up the last set.

Next, we are making strip sets. In my case, two matching purples, yellows/greens, and pinks with a white in the middle. Sew together along the long edges and press. Take each strip set and sub cut into 14-1/2" squares. You'll be able to get 2 out of each strip set.

Using the 45-degree angles on your cutting mat as a guide, cut each square in half on both diagonals.

Rearrange your quarters as shown below and sew! Each 14-1/2" square will make 2 blocks.

It's so easy and they come out just beautifully! Here are 4 blocks together.

I haven't had time to finish up the quilt (since the idea came to me as I was trying to fall asleep last Wednesday, naturally), but here's a mockup I did in EQ7 to give you an idea of the finish.